Yard Work

Well, work IN the yard, not work ON the yard. Today was just about perfect fall weather - temperatures in the mid-70F range and only a light breeze. When we ripped out the carpet and installed the laminate floors, we also replaced the dated slab interior doors with something with more character. The doors & moldings have been up for quite awhile, but I had not gotten around to painting them and I really wanted to get that done before winter gets here.

Because I wanted to spray the doors, today seemed like the perfect day to do it. Of course that didn't factor in the tiny flying insects that apparently love freshly painted white surfaces. In fact they love it so much that they'll fly right into the spray so they can land on the door and get painted!

Then there was the door that I had standing at a little too-vertical of an angle, and when the only gust of the day came along the door ended up flat on its freshly painted face. The "gust" was so gentle that if the door hadn't fallen I would not have even taken note of it. Fortunately, latex paint responds well to a hose/nozzle and some scrubbing so that I could paint it again.

The good news is that in the end the doors look really good. Painting the frames and molding can happen any time, and now that the doors are hung they provide motivation for making the rest look just as good.